During St. Mary's Academy's 2013 Doernbecher Week,
students raised more than $7,500 for Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Janus Youth Programs and Children's Heart
Foundation of Oregon.

Doernbecher Week ran Feb. 11-15 and exceeded last
year's fundraising efforts by approximately $2,300. The money will be divided
equally among the three charities.

This year's Doernbecher Week was a success not only in
terms of the amount of money raised but also the level of student involvement.
Students sold Doernbecher Week T-shirts in class colors and participated in fun
lunchtime activities such as student-teacher dodgeball games and a lip-synching
competition dubbed "Doernbecher Idol."

St. Mary's increased student engagement by implementing a
new video competition this year. Students submitted commercials for Doernbecher
Week to the fundraiser's Facebook page, with the goal of increasing web traffic
and event awareness. The video with the most "likes" at the end of the week
won.

"The
video contest worked really well, and that in addition to the dodgeball tournament
gave different groups of students a chance to participate in their own
way. This year's Doernbecher Week had a lot of energy, and the students
really seemed to enjoy the fun and friendly class competitions, but they always
kept the charities in the forefront of their minds. I believe that commitment
to helping these organizations is why we raised so much money this
year. The students should really be proud," said St. Mary's Academy's
Student Activities Director Sarah Rice.